Procurement Associate (Buyer)
About The Position
Join Orange EV [http://www.orangeev.com], a fast-growing manufacturer of electric vehicles that are better for the earth, people and the bottom line. Make a difference for the world as part of a company leading the electric vehicle revolution. Orange EV is seeking a Procurement Associate (Buyer) for its Kansas City, KS location. Position Summary The Procurement Associate is responsible for working day-to-day purchasing activities and executing purchasing strategies developed by team leadership. The Procurement Associate will review demand from Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) as well as manual purchase requisitions from different internal customers and place purchase orders to the appropriate supplier. This will include quoting multiple sources and negotiating for better price breaks when buying in volume and maintaining up-to-date purchase order information as well as solving any accounting issues with such purchases. Commodities purchased by the Procurement Associate may include electrical components, motors, batteries, automotive suspension, steering, and safety components, hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies, fabricated metal assemblies, 3D printed parts, custom cut plastic and glass, and MRO or facilities items and services to support our operations.
Requirements
- Ability to multitask and respond quickly to changing priorities each day
- Demonstrated professional verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in purchasing, inventory management, or project management (1+ years)
- Experience using Microsoft Excel
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree
- Experience in a procurement role in a manufacturing environment
- Experience sourcing/developing new suppliers
- Demonstrated knowledge of negotiation techniques
- Knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Knowledge of automotive components and system operations (steering, suspension, etc.)
- Knowledge of electrical systems and/or electric vehicles
- Knowledge of 5S and lean manufacturing
- Passion for clean energy technologies like electric vehicles
Responsibilities
- working day-to-day purchasing activities
- executing purchasing strategies developed by team leadership
- review demand from Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
- review manual purchase requisitions from different internal customers
- place purchase orders to the appropriate supplier
- quoting multiple sources
- negotiating for better price breaks when buying in volume
- maintaining up-to-date purchase order information
- solving any accounting issues with such purchases
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
